Trinectes maculatus ';
General information
 
Trinectes maculatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
 
 
Common nameHogchoker
Synonyms
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IUCN Red List status (2014)
Least Concern (LC)
Habitat
Saltwater
Systematics
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Neoteleostei; Acanthomorphata; Carangimorphariae; Pleuronectiformes; Achiridae.
Geographical distribution
Netherlands; USA; Mexico; Venezuela; Panama; Trinidad and Tobago
Occurrence Not established: Netherlands
Native: USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago
Importance
Remarks
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Karyological information
Geographical area of study Little Lake near Slidell and Lake Pontchartrain, Louisiana, USA.
Source of chromosomes
Spleen and kidney.
Number of specimens with sex
6 (4 male, 2 female)
Diploid chromosome number
40
Karyotype formula
6m+2sm+2st+30a
Fundamental arm number
48
Chromosome length
-
Sex chromosome
No chromosomal sexual dimorphism.
Chromosome staining/banding/FISH
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Reference(s)
LeGrande WH (1975). Karyology of six species of Louisiana flatfishes (Pleuronectiformes: Osteichthyes). Copeia, 1975(3): 516-522.